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Wed 29 Jun 2016

Wednesday 29 June 2016

09:00	Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 4 - Connecting Networks (Series 8) (12 of 12) Finished 09:00 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2 This is the fourth module of the CCNA series, should you wish to book on the series please book on Module 1 Introduction to Networks. This course discusses the WAN technologies and network services required by converged applications in a complex network. The course enables you to understand the selection criteria of network devices and WAN technologies to meet network requirements. You will learn how to configure and troubleshoot network devices and resolve common issues with data link protocols. You also develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement IPSec and virtual private network (VPN) operations in a complex network
	Communication Skills Advanced: "Was it something I said?" Finished 09:00 - 16:30 Greenwich House, Edmonton Room Even the most skilled communicators sometimes struggle to get their message across. This course will equip you with the mindset and knowledge to communicate effectively when it really matters. Learn how to deliver your message with sincerity, clarity and enthusiasm. Staff who wish to improve their one-to-one communication skills in challenging and difficult situations will benefit from this course.
09:30	Ensembl API workshop (3 of 4) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Bioinformatics Training Room, Craik-Marshall Building The Ensembl project provides a comprehensive and integrated source of annotation of mainly vertebrate genome sequences. This workshop is aimed at researchers and developers interested in exploring Ensembl beyond the website. The workshop covers the core, compara, variation and functional genomics (regulation) databases and APIs. The Ensembl Perl API Documentation can be found here. For each of these, the database schema and the API design as well as the most important objects and their methods will be presented. This will be followed by practical sessions in which the participants can put theoretical learning into practice by writing their own Perl scripts. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
	CULP: French Basic (13 of 15) Finished 09:30 - 11:30 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. More detailed information is available from the Language Centre.
	CULP: Italian Basic (13 of 15) Finished 09:30 - 11:30 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
10:00	Japanese: Beginner Intensive (8 of 9) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Department of Engineering, Baker Building Board Room Introductory course to Japanese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation.
	Chinese: Beginner Intensive (8 of 9) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Department of Engineering, CLIC 2 Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation.
	French: Beginner Intensive (9 of 9) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 5 Introductory course to French. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of French. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation.
	German: Beginner Intensive (7 of 9) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 Introductory course to German. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of German. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation.
	LabVIEW: Introduction to Making Measurements with LabVIEW and CompactDAQ Finished 10:00 - 13:00 University Information Services, 17 Mill Lane Training Room This instructor-led course has been commissioned by the UIS through National Instruments, a third party company. Secure your spot at this hands-on seminar where you will build a data acquisition system using LabVIEW Software and Compact DAQ Hardware. You will have the opportunity to choose between numerous hands-on exercises that are designed to help you build a data acquisition system, take a variety of sensor measurements, and learn how to program LabVIEW for automating measurements and signal processing.
	Medicine: Literature Searching for Doctors Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room One session covering the HDAS databases, targeted at doctors. Learn how to get the best out of your literature searches. Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk
	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 10:00 - 10:30 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
10:30	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 10:30 - 11:00 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
11:00	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 11:00 - 11:30 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
12:00	CULP: Russian Basic 1 (13 of 15) Finished 12:00 - 14:00 Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages, Room 207 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. More detailed information is available from the Language Centre.
12:30	German: Intermediate (7 of 9) Finished 12:30 - 14:30 Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 This course is suitable for those who have already studied German for at least a year, or for those who know basic German. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation.
13:00	Spanish: Intermediate (8 of 9) CANCELLED 13:00 - 15:00 Department of Engineering, Baker Building Board Room « Description not available »
	CULP: German Intermediate 1 (13 of 15) Finished 13:00 - 15:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: German Basic (13 of 15) Finished 13:00 - 15:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
13:30	Retirement: Pre-retirement (2 of 2) Finished 13:30 - 16:30 Hughes Hall, Pavilion Room The last two years before retirement are a good time to prepare for personal change in readiness for leaving employment. This programme will include detailed information on occupational pensions, financial advice and planning, tax and legal issues, as well as the emotional and practical issues accompanying retirement. You will have the opportunity to share information and discuss any concerns about retirement in a relaxed setting.
14:00	CamSIS Search Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1 CamSIS Search is a tool used within CamSIS to create lists of students and update student data. This course will show you how to understand the data structure and how to use CamSIS Search to create student lists.
	Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (Self-paced) (2 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site The course is designed to take someone from having no knowledge of the Unix command line to being able to navigate around directories, and doing simple file manipulation. Then some of the more basic commands, will be introduced, including information on how to get more help from the system itself. Finally accessing remote computers by ssh and the most basic of shell scripts will be introduced.
	Finance Division Taster Sessions - Assistant Director Finished 14:00 - 16:30 To provide an opportunity for someone from elsewhere in Finance Division to spend half a day with the Assistant Director to get an overview and appreciation of what he does.
	CULP: French Intermediate 2 (13 of 15) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 2 level the focus shifts slightly towards reading and writing whilst still offering plenty an opportunity for oral communication. The syllabus is more topical and the contents feature many a cultural, historical, political and current affairs theme. While the grammar is analysed within a context, explicit grammar instruction becomes an integral part of the course. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	LabVIEW: Introduction to Making Measurements with LabVIEW and CompactDAQ Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, 17 Mill Lane Training Room This instructor-led course has been commissioned by the UIS through National Instruments, a third party company. Secure your spot at this hands-on seminar where you will build a data acquisition system using LabVIEW Software and Compact DAQ Hardware. You will have the opportunity to choose between numerous hands-on exercises that are designed to help you build a data acquisition system, take a variety of sensor measurements, and learn how to program LabVIEW for automating measurements and signal processing.
	CULP: Japanese Basic 1 (13 of 15) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The courses are delivered in a blended-learning mode, face-to-face and online through CamTools (the Cambridge University virtual learning environment). The focus is on spoken, oral/aural communicative competence. Students are required to attend to online multimedia materials and read the proscribed texts in their own time so that the classroom time is dedicated to face-to-face communication/discussion. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
14:30	An Introduction to Regulatory Affairs Finished 14:30 - 15:30 Plant Sciences, Large Lecture Theatre During this one hour presentation I will introduce you to the challenging and diverse topic of regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry and cover some of the aspects we are faced with day to day in the country role. In particular we will look at some of the issues faced with fraudulent and counterfeit medicines and when looking at promotional affairs and product claim development, as these are the two topics for a potential project with Gilead. About Gilead Sciences Gilead is one of the world's most successful biotech companies with a current market capitalisation of over $150 billion, Gilead Sciences Inc. (www.gilead.com) is a leading research-based biopharmaceutical company which discovers, develops and commercialises innovative medicines in life-threatening diseases. Gilead's primary areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular/metabolic diseases, inflammation and oncology About Alan Collins Alan has 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and is a Director of Regulatory Affairs at Gilead Sciences. Alan's experience covers the many diverse areas of regulatory affairs, plus pricing and reimbursement, medical affairs, business conduct and auditing - he has never had two working days the same and enjoys the variety and challenge of his role.
15:00	CULP: French Intermediate 1 (13 of 15) Finished 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
16:00	French: Intermediate (8 of 9) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 This course is for those with a GCSE or AS (or equivalent) level in French. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation.
	CULP: Spanish Intermediate 2 (13 of 15) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 2 level the focus shifts slightly towards reading and writing whilst still offering plenty an opportunity for oral communication. The syllabus is more topical and the contents feature many a cultural, historical, political and current affairs theme. While the grammar is analysed within a context, explicit grammar instruction becomes an integral part of the course. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Arabic Basic 1 (13 of 15) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: German Intermediate 2 (13 of 15) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 2 level the focus shifts slightly towards reading and writing whilst still offering plenty an opportunity for oral communication. The syllabus is more topical and the contents feature many a cultural, historical, political and current affairs theme. While the grammar is analysed within a context, explicit grammar instruction becomes an integral part of the course. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Italian Intermediate 1 (13 of 15) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Faculty of Classics, Room 2.03 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. More detailed information is available from the Language Centre.
18:00	CULP: Spanish Basic (13 of 15) Finished 18:00 - 20:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Spanish Intermediate 1 (13 of 15) Finished 18:00 - 20:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.